Tuesday, September 28, 2010

I've been having sleepless nights lately & I'm just not sure why... sometimes lying awake until 5am without so much as a wink! I never used to be like this, I was always a good sleeper. I'm pretty sure over the weekend that I looked just like the Princess & the Pea above. In fact I probably still look like that!!

Now to figure out what my "pea" is that's keeping me from my beauty sleep...

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Spring is finally here in Sydney, the weather is warm, the sun is shining... which got me thinking about sunny holidays. I started reminiscing over photos of past holidays and decided to share my photos of beautiful Greece. My honeymoon was in 2007 and we spent a week in Paris and then 3 weeks in Greece. I have already shared my Paris photos here.

Athens

There's me, feeling very minuscule against the Temple of Poseidon

Mykonos

Santorini

All images property of Looking Glass

I hope you enjoyed a little trip to Greece today!

For a couple of my favourite holiday snaps, see my first ever blog post here.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Yesterday I saw Steppenwolf Theatre's extraordinary production of "August: Osage County" at Sydney Theatre Company. I was left speechless. What an outstanding cast! What an outstanding play! Written by Tracy Letts, it was said to be in the tradition of Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller, so I knew right away that I was going to like it but.... wow! Each performance was mind blowing and the set... just look at it...

This photo just doesn't do it justice. Every time I sat down (there were 2 intermissions as it's 3 hours & 15 minutes long) I was mesmerised by this three story Southern country house and every little piece of furniture or prop within it. The sound was perfect too, so chilling in parts.

For such a dark play, it was so funny at the same time that I simply did not notice how long the production was and I didn't want it to end. I cried, I laughed. The performances were so amazing that I felt so invested in many of the characters. It's very easy to see why this is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

If you live in Sydney or anywhere that this production is coming to, I suggest you go see it. Highly recommended. If I'm ever in Chicago, I'll definitely be heading to the Steppenwolf Theatre to see some brilliant theatre.

About Me

Welcome Soulful Ones! I'm Clare, a wife and a Mama to a two year old wildling. Owner of organic kids & baby wear brand "Manuel Montt." I'm also an actor and have a degree in Food & Nutrition. I love exploring this amazing planet of ours and am passionate about living a more ethical, conscious, soul aligned life and reducing my family's toxic load. I love cleansing my chakras and am a student of School of the Modern Mystic. Residing in Sydney, Australia.